Short story about the little seahorse Josy whose life changes the day she finds a pink magical wand.
My short story for National Geographic x wattpad
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The little seahorse Josy swims through the water. Usually she loves trying to avoid all the colourful items flying around her, but today she is in quite a hurry. She needs to find her mum to show her this amazing pink stick she had just found in the harbour!
It's such a nice little toy, Mum will love it, for sure!
„Look, Mum, look what I've found !", shouts Josy excitedly when she comes near the place where her and her mum usually meet at the end of the day. „Mum! Look!"
Somehow the water isn't as clear and blue as it used to be. Instead pixie dust is flying around everywhere!
I'm sure my magic wand has conjured it! I should try to get as much of it as possible so that I can play fairykingdom with Mum later on. Alright, I'm going to wait here until Mummy's back. She shouldn't take too long, the sun is already setting. She always wants me to be home before sunset.
Josy slowly sinks to the ground holding her pink stick tight because it seems too exhausting to keep on swimming. The last day light makes hundreds of little shiny pieces sparkle all around her, just like stars in the sky.
This must be a fairytale! The water looks extremely pretty, I hope Mummy can see it, too.
Josy doesn't even notice how she slowly touches the ground because her glance and her mind are captured by the glitter around her. With her mouth wide open she looks up. It's so lovely she can barely breath.
Why do I feel so tired? I think I should take a rest and close my eyes just for a moment. Mummy will wake me up later and then I will show her my new pink pixie-power-stick!
The little Josy glances up in the sky for one more time. The sun has already set.
But suddenly she sees a bright light and feels warm and light as a feather.
This must be due to the fairy dust! I knew it was magic glitter! Oh and that just looks like my Mummy! Ah, I'm glad to see her well.
Josy closes her eyes. Her pink magical wand slides out of her tail and lies as motionless on the ground as the little seahorse. Only the magical dust keeps falling down, like shooting stars that faded away a long time ago, and covers the tiny body with its colourful particles, that nobody will admire anymore.
